OBP rerun🔁 On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Mara S. Campo looks at the foundational role of Black Americans in country music, and the barriers to entry that still exist. First we hear Mara’s conversation with professor Francesca Royster, author of “Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions.” Then Mara talks with country music singer Brittney Spencer who was one of Rolling Stone’s 25 artists to watch in 2023. We round out the show hearing grammy-nominated Mickey Guyton speak with Mara about paving the way for other Black women in country music. Listen: https://pod.link/1533069868
OBP rerun🔁 On this special episode of Our Body Politic, we highlight the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) crisis. Guest-host Andrea Ambam, speaks with Lorna Cuny, Co-Founder of the Medicine Wheel Ride and Darlene Gomez, who is General Counsel for Medicine Wheel Ride, about The Medicine Wheel Riders, a national group raising awareness about the MMIW crisis. Then Andrea speaks with Alecia Onzahwah, about her efforts to arm Indigenous women with tools to defend themselves. We round out the show with Andrea speaking with Prairie Rose Seminole, co-director of the documentary We Ride for Her. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts, plus on public radio stations across the country🎧 https://pod.link/1533069868
OBP rerun🔁 Can the world of classical music become more inclusive given its history? On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Celeste Headlee, a journalist and best-selling author, speaks with Professor Philip Ewell, professor of music theory at Hunter College about the history of classical music and Blackness. Then Celeste speaks with professor and Harpist Ashley Jackson about the significance of performing the works of Black female composers. Celeste is also joined by 8-time Grammy-winning musician Christian McBride on the links between jazz and classical music. We round out the show with Lara Downes, concert pianist, musical creator and host of the NPR video series Amplify, about performing for others and her hope for making an impact on the next generation. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and on public radio stations around the country🎙 https://pod.link/1533069868
OBP RERUN🔁 Guest host Mara S. Campo, Anchor and Managing Editor at Revolt Black News, looks at the ongoing national mental health crisis and talks to people who are working outside the box to make a difference.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and on public radio stations around the country🎙https://pod.link/1533069868
New episode of Our Body Politic🎙 On this episode, Farai Chideya looks back at our conversations around Black maternal health. First, she speaks with Aftershock co-director Tonya Lewis Lee and film subject Shawnee Benton-Gibson. Then, we hear from Dr. Rachel Hardeman about racism as one of the root causes of health disparities in the U.S. After, author Anna Malaika Tubbs talks about her book The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. We round out the show with Tressie McMillan Cottom who speaks about her horrific labor and delivery experience. Listen now: https://pod.link/1533069868
Author Zee Clarke's tips for how to create your own affirmation:
✅Say your name
✅Speak in present tense
✅Choose a specific thing you have self-doubt about
For example: "Zee is amazing at violin improv." Share YOUR affirmation below👇🏾
Black women are leading the #SoftLife movement🫂
In this episode, guest host Mara S. Campo talks with Dr. Judith Jospeh on how to embrace living the Soft Life in a way that works for you.
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"Black women deserve beautiful things, period."
In our latest episode, founder of Saddie Baddies Priscilla O. Agyeman refines the #SoftLife on her terms and encourages other Black women to explore what softness means to them.
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Do you have morning and evening routines?🍵🧘🏾♀️📝
Every day, author of "Black People Breathe" Zee Clarke begins her morning by saying, "Good morning, Zee. How are you?"
In our latest episode, hear Zee's tips for establishing daily routines centered on care: https://pod.link/1533069868
What's the relationship between the strong Black woman trope and high functioning depression?
Board certified psychiatrist Dr. Judith Joseph delves into high functioning depression in her advocacy work and is currently writing a book about the issue. Tune in to this week's episode hear more insights from her: https://pod.link/1533069868
New episode🎙 On this episode, guest host Mara S. Campo looks at the idea of the “soft life” as a form of self care for Black women. Mara speaks with Dr. Judith Joseph, a board certified psychiatrist, and Chair of Women in Medicine Collaborative at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons about the concept. Mara also talks with the founder of Saddie Baddies, Priscilla O. Agyeman about using her skills to teach women how they can embrace a soft life. We round out the show with Zee Clarke, author of Black People Breathe who offers practical methods to embrace rest. Listen now: https://pod.link/1533069868
"Growing up in Waco, Texas, people don't really understand like Black people are country. ... It's just so crazy that people claim the genre of music that doesn't necessarily just belong to them."
— grammy-nominated country singer Mickey Guyton shares what it's like to be a Black woman in the industry
Listen here: https://pod.link/1533069868
Did you know the banjo is an African instrument?🎵 In our latest episode, author and professor Francesca Royster shares the deep contributions of Black artists to the roots of country music.
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Mickey Guyton wrote "Black Like Me" in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020 and became the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nomination in any country music category for the song.
Tune in to hear more about the song's significance: https://pod.link/1533069868
Black people are foundational to country music's roots but you'd never know it by looking at today's country music charts. This week, we explore the past, present and future of Black performers in country music with professor Francesca Royster.
Listen to the conversation wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/1533069868
New episode out now🎙On this episode, guest host Mara S. Campo looks at the foundational role of Black Americans in country music, and the barriers to entry that still exist. First we hear Mara’s conversation with professor Francesca Royster, author of “Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions.” Then Mara talks with country music singer Brittney Spencer who was one of Rolling Stone’s 25 artists to watch in 2023. We round out the show hearing grammy-nominated Mickey Guyton speak with Mara about paving the way for other Black women in country music.
Listen now: https://pod.link/1533069868
"All these people are seeing Jan. 6 in a different way because we're people of color." — Soumya Dayananda, Jan. 6 investigator
"Jan. 6th: An American Story" is an audio documentary focusing on the Black and brown legal eagles of the January 6th Committee. Listen to the series here⤵️
https://ourbodypolitic.com/jan6th/
More than a quarter of the some 40 investigators on the January 6th Committee were Black, South Asian or Latino. For the first time, they speak with us to unpack the work of the committee, the threats to democracy, and what still lies ahead. Listen: https://ourbodypolitic.com/jan6th/
"There's really one thing on the ballot this year: Do you like democracy or don't you?" — Adam Kinzinger, former GOP Congressman
We explore January 6th through the eyes of the committee members in our documentary series "January 6th: An American Story": https://ourbodypolitic.com/jan6th/
The story of January 6 is an American story — it just might be different from the one you thought you knew.
"January 6: An American Story" is our 6-part audio documentary focusing on the Black and brown legal eagles of the Jan. 6 committee.
Listen now: https://pod.link/1533069868
